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Banking and Financial Services
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More Than Green: Leveraging Green Bonds to Invest in Greater Climate Resilience
Karishma V. Patel, Michelle E. Miro
Nov 24, 2021
The RAND Blog
The significance of green bonds may depend not only on having a lot of them but also on carefully developing, investing, and tracking projects against the larger goal of climate resilience.
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Banking and Financial Services
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The Growing Green Bond Market Could Plateau. How Can It Grow Further?
David Catt, Nihar Chhatiawala, Mark Stalczynski
Nov 23, 2021
The RAND Blog
If green bonds are a viable tool to reduce emissions and adapt infrastructure to the effects of climate change, how can governments encourage the issuance, sales, and growth in the share of green bonds in the total bond market?
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Infrastructure Finance
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Green Bonds Can Leave Issuers in the Red
Brian Wong, Ismael Arciniegas Rueda
Nov 22, 2021
The RAND Blog
To achieve the Biden administration's blueprint for solar energy and focus on climate change mitigation and adaptation, green bonds may be worth considering. But, like any other financing instrument, they may be best considered through a cost-benefit lens.
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International Economic Relations
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Cryptocurrency Should Be Added to the U.S.-Japan Trade Deal
Sale Lilly @SaleLilly, Scott W. Harold
Jul 28, 2021
Nikkei Asia
As the Biden administration begins to define its approach to international trade, and the Suga administration looks to further tighten cooperation with the United States, it may be worth reconsidering the exclusion of cryptocurrency from the U.S.-Japan trade deal. Substantial economic equities are at stake for both sides.
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Market Regulation
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Too Interconnected to Fail
Jonathan W. Welburn @jwwelburn, Aaron Strong @resourceecon
Aug 22, 2020
Wall Street Journal
The 2007–08 financial crisis made regulators and lawmakers acutely aware that some financial institutions had become too big to fail. The next big economic crisis may arise outside the financial sector, in highly networked companies that are too interconnected to fail.
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Economic Policy
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The Danger of Converting a Health Crisis into a Financial Crisis
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_, Shanthi Nataraj, Jonathan W. Welburn @jwwelburn
Apr 13, 2020
CNN
The impulse to do something to help businesses right now is well-intended, but lending to companies that were highly leveraged pre-crisis is a risky bet. Assistance could be best directed toward sound enterprises that are likely to survive and contribute to boosting the economy in the coming years.
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commentary
Discount Justice: Fiscal Austerity and State Courts
Kathryn Kuznitsky
Apr 18, 2017
Inside Sources
Budget cuts at the state court level can mean courthouse closures, hiring freezes and layoffs, leading to longer wait times for the public. Educating the public about the role and importance of the state courts is key to preventing more budget cuts in the future.
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Cybersecurity
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After a Year of Major Hacks, 2015 Resolutions to Bolster Cyber Security
Lillian Ablon
Dec 31, 2014
U.S. News & World Report
With numerous data breaches and emerging software vulnerabilities, 2014 was the year the hack went viral. But realizing a few New Year's resolutions in 2015 could help defenders make strides in protection, tools, and techniques to gain the edge over cyber attackers in years to come.
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Cyber Warfare
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Preventing Cyber Attacks: Sharing Information About Tor
Daniel Gonzales @gonzadan
Dec 17, 2014
The RAND Blog
While Tor has many benefits, it is also used to hide criminal activity online such as the recent cyber attacks against JPMorgan Chase and Sony Pictures. The U.S. government should share the IP addresses of Tor network nodes with U.S. critical infrastructure and financial firms so that future cyber attacks could be prevented.
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Cybersecurity
commentary
The Real Cyber Threat
Mark Sparkman
May 21, 2013
CNN
The fact is that the United States needs to gear up for the coming era of cyber threats — and start by ensuring its financial flank is not catastrophically compromised, writes Mark Sparkman.
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commentary
The Falling Dollar: A Silver Lining for Pittsburgh
Barry Balmat, Keith Crane
May 8, 2005
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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commentary
The Buy-Side Revolution
Charles Wolf, Jr.
Sep 27, 2002
Wall Street Journal
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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The very fact that Russia felt the need to resort to overt, large-scale conventional force in Ukraine—despite years of operating there in the gray zone—demonstrates that at least in Russian president Vladimir Putin's mind, these ambiguous uses of force in Ukraine failed to achieve their desired ends.

Raphael S. Cohen

Director, Strategy and Doctrine Program, RAND Project AIR FORCE

Source: The National Interest

Centering Putin's interests and catering to his emotional state violates a fundamental bargaining precept: Never negotiate against yourself. To be clear, it's good to understand your opponent's perspective. But first, negotiate for your interests, not for theirs. Second, learn what they really want before offering concessions. Third, make sure they can actually deliver.

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Banking and Financial Services

More Than Green: Leveraging Green Bonds to Invest in Greater Climate Resilience

The Growing Green Bond Market Could Plateau. How Can It Grow Further?

Green Bonds Can Leave Issuers in the Red

Cryptocurrency Should Be Added to the U.S.-Japan Trade Deal

Too Interconnected to Fail

The Danger of Converting a Health Crisis into a Financial Crisis

Discount Justice: Fiscal Austerity and State Courts

After a Year of Major Hacks, 2015 Resolutions to Bolster Cyber Security

Preventing Cyber Attacks: Sharing Information About Tor

The Real Cyber Threat

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